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1	1		Second Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fourth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REENGROSSED~~
5		-	This Version Includes All Amendments
6		-	~~Adopted~~ in the House of Introduction
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
	6	+	on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
7	7		LLS NO. 24-1080.04 Nicole Myers x4326
8	8		HOUSE BILL 24-1447
9	9		House Committees Senate Committees
10	10		Transportation, Housing & Local Government
11	11		Appropriations
12	12		A BILL FOR AN ACT
13	13		C
14	14		ONCERNING TRANSIT REFORM , AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,101
15	15		REQUIRING THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT TO102
16	16		COORDINATE WITH THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF103
17	17		GOVERNMENTS REGARDING ROUTE SERVICE CHANGES ,104
18	18		REQUIRING THE REGIONAL T RANSPORTATION DISTRICT TO105
19	19		PROVIDE A DISTRICT RETENTION REPORT TO THE GENERAL106
20	20		ASSEMBLY, UPDATING THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION107
21	21		DISTRICT'S LAND USE AUTHORITY, CREATING A SUBCOMMITTEE108
22	22		TO EVALUATE THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT'S109
23	23		GOVERNANCE AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE110
24	24		GENERAL ASSEMBLY , AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .111
25	25		Bill Summary
26	26		HOUSE
27		-	3rd Reading Unamended
28		-	May 3, 2024
29		-	HOUSE
30	27		Amended 2nd Reading
31	28		May 2, 2024
32	29		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
33		-	Lindstedt and Froelich, Brown, Daugherty, Epps, Lindsay, Lukens, Mauro, McCluskie,
34		-	Parenti
	30	+	Lindstedt and Froelich,
35	31		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
36	32		Winter F.,
37	33		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
38	34		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
39	35		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
40	36		not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
41	37		passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
42	38		applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
43	39		http://leg.colorado.gov
44	40		.)
45	41		The bill makes modifications to several aspects of the regional
46	42		transportation district (district), including modifications to increase transit
47	43		ridership and to promote district transparency and accountability.
48	44		Regional fixed guideway mass transit systems. In connection
49	45		with the district's authority to implement regional fixed guideway mass
50	46		transit systems, section 2 of the bill requires the district to:
51	47		! Submit its proposed fixed-route transit service plans to the
52	48		Denver regional council of governments (DRCOG) for its
53	49		review and input;
54	50		! Coordinate with DRCOG regarding the implementation of
55	51		fixed-route transit service plans;
56	52		! Ensure that district service decisions are consistent with the
57	53		DRCOG regional transportation plan;
58	54		! Coordinate transit and land use decisions to ensure that
59	55		transit services will be provided to new and existing
60	56		transit-oriented communities; and
61	57		! Acknowledge established transit centers and provide a
62	58		preference for transit centers when determining transit
63	59		services and routes.
64	60		In addition, section 2 requires the department of transportation
65	61		(department), in consultation with DRCOG, to contract with a third party
66	62		to conduct a study regarding the size of the district and transit-reliant
67	63		services and to submit the results of the study to specified entities by
68	64		March 1, 2026. The district board of directors (board) is required to take
69	65		into consideration the findings of the study in the creation of its 10-year
70	66		strategic plan, which section 13 requires the board to create.
71	67		Section 3 specifies that in operating a fixed guideway mass transit
72	68		system, the district is required to coordinate its schedule with the
73	69		schedules of other transit providers to facilitate the use of transit across
74	70		the district and relevant transit entities.
75	71		Current board through December 31, 2024. Currently, the board
76	72		consists of 15 directors, each of whom is elected to serve a 4-year term by
77	73		the eligible electors in one of 15 director districts. District elections are
78	74		held in November of even-numbered years, and each director represents
79	75		only the residents of the director district in which the director was elected.
80	76		Of the 15 directors on the current board, 8 directors were elected in
81	77		November 2020 for terms that expire on December 31, 2024, and 7
82	78		directors were elected in November 2022 for terms that expire on
83	79		December 31, 2026.
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85	81		-2- Section 4 terminates the current board on December 31, 2024, and
86	82		specifies that the offices of the 8 directors whose terms expire on
87	83		December 31, 2024, will not be filled at the district election in November
88	84		2024. Section 4 also specifies that the offices of the 7 directors whose
89	85		terms expire on December 31, 2026, will not be filled at the November
90	86		2026 district election, and that those 7 directors will serve the last 2 years
91	87		of their terms on a newly created transitional board that will govern the
92	88		district from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2026.
93	89		Transitional board from January 1, 2025, through December
94	90		31, 2026. Beginning January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2026, the
95	91		district is governed by a board consisting of 11 voting directors and 3
96	92		nonvoting ex officio directors (transitional board), each of whom serves
97	93		the district at large. Section 5 specifies that the directors of the
98	94		transitional board include:
99	95		! The 7 directors who were elected to the board at the district
100	96		election in November 2022 who will serve the second 2
101	97		years of their terms as voting directors on the transitional
102	98		board; except that a vacancy caused on or after January 1,
103	99		2025, by such a director will not be filled. In addition,
104	100		beginning January 1, 2025, each director elected at the
105	101		November 2022 district election represents the entire
106	102		district rather than only the director district that the director
107	103		was elected to represent at such election.
108	104		! 2 voting directors who are elected at large by the eligible
109	105		electors of the district at the November 2024 district
110	106		election for a 4-year term beginning on January 1, 2025.
111	107		Such directors serve the first 2 years of their terms on the
112	108		transitional board and serve the second 2 years of their
113	109		terms on a newly created board (new board) that will
114	110		govern the district beginning January 1, 2027.
115	111		! 2 voting directors who satisfy certain criteria who are
116	112		appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate for
117	113		terms beginning January 1, 2025. Of such directors, one
118	114		serves a 2-year term that expires on December 31, 2026,
119	115		and one serves a 4-year term, the second 2 years of which
120	116		the director serves on the new board.
121	117		! The executive director of the department or the director's
122	118		designee, who is a nonvoting ex officio director; and
123	119		! 2 nonvoting directors who satisfy certain criteria and who
124	120		are appointed by DRCOG for terms beginning January 1,
125	121		2025. Of such directors, one serves a 2-year term that
126	122		expires on December 31, 2026, and one serves a 4-year
127	123		term, the second 2 years of which the director serves on the
128	124		new board.
129	125		New board beginning January 1, 2027. Beginning January 1,
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131	127		-3- 2027, the district is governed by a new board that consists of 7 voting
132	128		directors and 3 nonvoting directors, all of whom serve 4-year terms.
133	129		Section 6 specifies that the directors on the new board include:
134	130		! 5 voting directors who are elected by the eligible electors
135	131		of the district. Of the first 5 elected directors to serve on the
136	132		new board, 2 directors represent the district at large and are
137	133		the directors who were elected at the November 2024
138	134		district election and served the first 2 years of their terms
139	135		on the transitional board, and 3 are elected by the eligible
140	136		electors of one of 3 director districts at the November 2026
141	137		district election for terms beginning January 1, 2027.
142	138		! 2 voting directors who represent the district at large, satisfy
143	139		certain criteria, and are appointed by the governor and
144	140		confirmed by the senate. Of the first directors appointed by
145	141		the governor, one director is the director who served the
146	142		first 2 years of the director's term on the transitional board,
147	143		and one director is appointed by the governor by January 1,
148	144		2027, for a term beginning on January 1, 2027.
149	145		! The executive director of the department or the director's
150	146		designee, who is a nonvoting ex officio director; and
151	147		! 2 nonvoting directors who represent the district at large,
152	148		satisfy certain criteria, and are appointed by DRCOG. Of
153	149		the directors appointed by DRCOG, one director is the
154	150		director who served the first 2 years of the director's term
155	151		on the transitional board and one director is appointed by
156	152		DRCOG by January 1, 2027, for a term beginning on
157	153		January 1, 2027.
158	154		Section 6 also requires the board, in cooperation with district staff
159	155		and with community input, to develop an onboarding program for
160	156		incoming directors and requires each incoming director to complete the
161	157		onboarding program.
162	158		District elections. Section 7 specifies that the last district election
163	159		held pursuant to current law, where directors were elected by the eligible
164	160		electors in one of 15 director districts, was the district election in
165	161		November 2022.
166	162		Section 8 specifies election procedures for the new board. Of the
167	163		5 elected directors, 2 directors, who are first elected at the November
168	164		2024 district election, must reside in the district but may reside anywhere
169	165		in the district and 3 directors, who are first elected at the November 2026
170	166		district election, must reside in and be elected by the eligible electors who
171	167		reside in one of 3 new director districts.
172	168		Based on information from the 2020 federal decennial census,
173	169		section 8 requires the director of research of the legislative council, with
174	170		the assistance of the director of the office of legislative legal services, to
175	171		apportion the population of the district into 3 compact and contiguous
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177	173		-4- director districts so that the 3 directors who are required to live in and be
178	174		elected by the eligible electors in a particular director district will
179	175		represent, to the extent practicable, a director district that is equal in
180	176		population to the other 2 director districts. The director of research of the
181	177		legislative council must complete the apportionment by August 31, 2025,
182	178		and submit the recommended apportionment to the Colorado supreme
183	179		court. The Colorado supreme court is required to amend or approve the
184	180		recommended apportionment by October 31, 2025. The director of
185	181		research of the legislative council, with the assistance of the office of
186	182		legislative legal services, is required to reapportion the district after the
187	183		2030 federal decennial census and after each federal decennial census
188	184		thereafter.
189	185		Section 8 also specifies that:
190	186		! The regular district election is held jointly with the state
191	187		general election in every even-numbered year;
192	188		! The district is required to use instant runoff voting for
193	189		district elections;
194	190		! The regular term of office of elected directors is 4 years;
195	191		! Nominations for the election of directors for the
196	192		transitional board and the new board are made by petition
197	193		in accordance with the general election laws of the state
198	194		and signed by at least 250 eligible electors residing within
199	195		the district; and
200	196		! A write-in candidate for director is not allowed.
201	197		Additional modifications to statutes governing the board. In
202	198		addition, the bill makes the following changes in connection with the
203	199		expiration of the current board and the creation of the transitional board
204	200		and the new board:
205	201		! Section 1 modifies the definition of "director district" as
206	202		applicable to the current board, the transitional board, and
207	203		the new board;
208	204		! Section 9 specifies that a vacancy caused on or after
209	205		January 1, 2025, by a director elected at the November
210	206		2022 district election, will not be filled. Section 10
211	207		specifies that a vacancy caused by an elected director of the
212	208		transitional board or the new board is filled by appointment
213	209		by the governor and that a vacancy of an appointed member
214	210		of the transitional board or the new board is filled by the
215	211		appointing authority.
216	212		! Section 11 specifies that any action of the transitional
217	213		board or the new board requires a majority vote by the
218	214		directors entitled to vote who are present and voting; and
219	215		! Section 12 specifies that the annual compensation for
220	216		directors of the transitional board and new board is an
221	217		amount equal to 20% of the salary paid to a county judge;
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223	219		-5- except that any director of the new board that is a full-time
224	220		state or local government official or a full-time state or
225	221		local government employee serves as a director without
226	222		additional compensation.
227	223		10-year strategic plan. By September 1, 2026, section 13 requires
228	224		the current board to develop and submit to the general assembly a 10-year
229	225		strategic plan that addresses the district's plans and strategies to increase
230	226		ridership, improve transparency, use district-owned land to prioritize
231	227		certain types of development, and update parking policies to achieve
232	228		specified goals; support state and regional climate, housing, and
233	229		transportation goals; and identify funding opportunities to expand transit
234	230		and improve system efficiency and equity.
235	231		In addition, the current board is required to continue working to
236	232		implement the recommendations of the 2021 "RTD Accountability
237	233		Committee Final Report" created by DRCOG and the 2020 performance
238	234		audit of the district and to report its progress to specified entities by
239	235		December 31, 2025.
240	236		Opportunities to increase ridership. Section 14 requires the
241	237		district to pursue and take advantage of opportunities to increase and
242	238		build ridership by working with entities that are hosting special events to
243	239		facilitate increased ridership to and from the events; working with entities
244	240		to facilitate increased ridership among youth; considering
245	241		recommendations and requests for changes in service routes or schedules
246	242		that would result in increased ridership; and identifying land use policies,
247	243		strategies, and financial tools to enable the development of affordable
248	244		housing and dense, walkable, mixed-use communities near transit stations
249	245		and routes.
250	246		District budget and planning. Section 15 requires the district to
251	247		make its annual budget and other specified budget information available
252	248		to the public on its website in a format that is easy to access, understand,
253	249		and navigate.
254	250		Section 15 also requires the district to create, maintain, and
255	251		regularly update on its website information regarding the district's
256	252		financial plan that includes specified information about district capital
257	253		projects and to create 3 public accountability dashboards, the first of
258	254		which provides financial information regarding each district capital
259	255		project, the second of which shows ridership by route and reliability of
260	256		service, and the third of which shows specified district workforce
261	257		statistics.
262	258		Fair market value for use of district transfer facilities. Current
263	259		law requires that a person using any portion of a transfer facility for the
264	260		provision of retail or commercial goods or services or for the provision
265	261		of residential uses pay rent at fair market value. Section 16 repeals the
266	262		requirement that a person pay rent at fair market value for such use of a
267	263		transfer facility.
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269	265		-6- Mass transit bus driver training program. Section 17 requires
270	266		the department to establish a mass transit bus driver training program to
271	267		assist in the development and placement of public mass transit bus
272	268		operators for department-sponsored mass transit services and for other
273	269		public mass transit operators.
274	270		Coordination between transit providers and metropolitan
275	271		planning organizations. Section 18 requires a transportation provider to:
276	272		! Submit its proposed fixed-route transit service plans to the
277	273		metropolitan planning organization (MPO) in which it is
278	274		located for its review and input;
279	275		! Coordinate with the MPO regarding the implementation of
280	276		fixed-route transit service plans;
281	277		! Ensure that the transit provider's service decisions are
282	278		consistent with the MPO's regional transportation plan;
283	279		! Coordinate transit and land use decisions to ensure that
284	280		transit services will be provided to new and existing
285	281		transit-oriented communities; and
286	282		! Acknowledge established transit centers and provide a
287	283		preference for transit centers when determining transit
288	284		services and routes.
289	285		Instant runoff voting for district elections. Sections 19, 20, and
290	286		21 modify the "Uniform Election Code of 1992" to implement instant
291	287		runoff voting for district elections.
292	288		Money transferred to the department in connection with the
293	289		Burnham Yard rail property. On July 1, 2022, the state treasurer
294	290		transferred $6,500,000 from the general fund to the state highway fund
295	291		for an environmental study on relocating the consolidated main rail line
296	292		away from interstate highway 25 in connection with the development of
297	293		the Burnham Yard rail property. Section 22 authorizes the department to
298	294		instead use the money for site preparation, site enhancements, planning,
299	295		and facilitating a track alignment that preserves buildable land while
300	296		promoting transit and rail capacity and increasing safety in connection
301	297		with the development of the Burnham Yard rail property.
302	298		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
303	299		2
304	300		SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-9-103, add (14.5)3
305	301		as follows:4
306	302		32-9-103. Definitions. As used in this article 9, unless the context5
307	303		otherwise requires:6
308	304		1447-7- (14.5) "UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY " MEANS A MUNICIPALITY THAT1
309	305		IS WITHIN THE DISTRICT BOUNDARY AREA AND , OVER A FIVE-YEAR2
310	306		AVERAGE, GENERATES THREE TIMES OR MORE REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT3
311	307		THAN THE TOTAL VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED TO4
312	308		THAT MUNICIPALITY.5
313	309		SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 32-9-107.3 as6
314	310		follows:7
315	311		32-9-107.3. Coordination with local governments - 8
316	312		coordination with local land use decisions - definition. (1) T HE9
317	313		DISTRICT SHALL COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO BETTER10
318	314		ENABLE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RELY ON TRANSIT SERVICE .11
319	315		S
320	316		PECIFICALLY, THE DISTRICT SHALL:12
321	317		(a) S
322	318		UBMIT THE DISTRICT'S PROPOSED FIXED-ROUTE TRANSIT13
323	319		SERVICE PLANS TO THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS14
324	320		FOR THE COUNCIL'S REVIEW AND INPUT. THE DISTRICT SHALL COORDINATE15
325	321		WITH THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS REGARDING THE16
326	322		IMPLEMENTATION OF FIXED-ROUTE TRANSIT SERVICE PLANS AND SHALL17
327	323		CONSIDER AND MAY INCORPORATE THE COUNCIL 'S INPUT WHEN18
328	324		DETERMINING THE SERVICE PLANS.19
329	325		(b) E
330	326		NSURE THAT DISTRICT SERVICE DECISIONS ARE CONSISTENT20
331	327		WITH THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS ' REGIONAL21
332	328		TRANSPORTATION
333	329		PLAN, WHILE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NEED TO22
334	330		EXPAND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ;23
335	331		(c) C
336	332		OORDINATE TRANSIT AND LAND USE DECISIONS TO ENSURE24
337	333		THAT TRANSIT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO NEW AND EXISTING25
338	334		TRANSIT-ORIENTED COMMUNITIES WHEN FEASIBLE ; AND26
339	335		(d) A
340	336		CKNOWLEDGE ESTABLISHED TRANSIT CENTERS AND PROVIDE27
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342	338		-8- A PREFERENCE FOR TRANSIT CENTERS WHEN DETERMINING TRANSIT1
343	339		SERVICES AND ROUTES.2
344	340		(2) (a) A COUNTY MAY REQUEST ITS OWN SUBREGIONAL SERVICE3
345	341		COUNCIL.4
346	342		(b) AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (2), "SUBREGIONAL SERVICE5
347	343		COUNCIL" MEANS A LOCALLY ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC FORUMS WHERE TRANSIT6
348	344		USERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING7
349	345		PROPOSED TRANSIT SERVICE CHANGES AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY-BASED8
350	346		TRANSIT PLANS, IDENTIFYING TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES IN LOW9
351	347		INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS .10
352	348		11
353	349		SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 32-9-107.4 as12
354	350		follows:13
355	351		32-9-107.4. Legislative and local government oversight -14
356	352		report. BY MARCH 1, 2025, AND BY MARCH 1 EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, 15
357	353		THE BOARD SHALL PREPARE AND PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE16
358	354		TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE CREATED IN SECTION17
359	355		43-2-145 AND TO EVERY CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF COUNTY18
360	356		COMMISSIONERS WITHIN THE DISTRICT REGARDING THE APPLICABLE19
361	357		DISTRICT'S COUNTY AND DISTRICT-WIDE RIDERSHIP STATUS, BUDGET20
362	358		STATUS, INCLUDING REVENUE RECEIVED BY EACH COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT21
363	359		AND SERVICE PROVIDED TO EACH COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT , ROUTE22
364	360		RESTORATION, ROUTE EXPANSION, PUBLIC SAFETY DATA, AND STAFFING23
365	361		RETENTION AND VACANCY RATES .24
366	362		SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-9-107.5, add (4)25
367	363		as follows:26
368	364		32-9-107.5. Regional fixed guideway mass transit system -27
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370	366		-9- authorization. (4) T HE DISTRICT SHALL COORDINATE ITS TRANSIT1
371	367		SERVICE DELIVERY SCHEDULE WITH THE TRANSIT SERVICE DELIVERY2
372	368		SCHEDULES OF OTHER MASS TRANSIT PROVIDERS FOR CONNECTIVITY TO3
373	369		OTHER MOBILITY OPTIONS WITHIN THE REGION .4
374	370		5
375	371		SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 32-9-118.3 as6
376	372		follows:7
377	373		32-9-118.3. Ten-year strategic plan - implementation of prior8
378	374		recommendations. (1) B
379	375		Y
380	376		SEPTEMBER 30, 2027, THE BOARD SHALL9
381	377		DEVELOP AND SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A TEN -YEAR10
382	378		STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT. THE STRATEGIC PLAN SHALL ADDRESS11
383	379		THE DISTRICT'S PLANS AND STRATEGIES TO:12
384	380		(a) S
385	381		UBSTANTIALLY INCREASE RIDERSHIP IN THE DISTRICT ;13
386	382		(b) I
387	383		MPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE14
388	384		DISTRICT TO THE TAXPAYERS, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC15
389	385		DASHBOARD AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 32-9-119.7 (5.5)(c);16
390	386		(c) B
391	387		ETTER USE, SELL, OR LEASE LAND OWNED BY THE DISTRICT BY17
392	388		REVIEWING AND UPDATING ITS L AND USE POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENT18
393	389		REVIEW PROCESSES TO PRIORITIZE AND STREAMLINE THE DEVELOPMENT19
394	390		OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DENSE , WALKABLE, MIXED-USE20
395	391		DEVELOPMENT NEAR FREQUENT TRANSIT STATIONS AND ROUTES AND21
396	392		UPDATING PARKING POLICIES TO OPTIMIZE THE USE OF EXISTING PARKING22
397	393		AND MINIMIZE THE ADDITION OF NEW PARKING SPACES NEAR23
398	394		HIGH-FREQUENCY TRANSIT STATIONS ;24
399	395		(d) S
400	396		UPPORT STATE AND REGIONAL CLIMATE , HOUSING, AND25
401	397		TRANSPORTATION GOALS. THE DISTRICT MUST WORK WITH THE COLORADO26
402	398		DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL27
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404	400		-10- OF GOVERNMENTS TO ESTABLISH RIDERSHIP AND SERVICE PERFORMANCE1
405	401		MEASURES AND OBJECTIVES AT THE LEVELS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT2
406	402		REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS AND VEHICLE -MILES TRAVELED REDUCTION3
407	403		TARGETS AND ALIGN WITH THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF4
408	404		GOVERNMENTS' OTHER REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN PERFORMANCE5
409	405		MEASURES. 6
410	406		(e) I
411	407		DENTIFY EXISTING AND POTENTIAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES7
412	408		TO EXPAND TRANSIT AND IMPROVE SYSTEM EFFICIENCY AND EQUITY ,8
413	409		INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES .9
414	410		(2) I
415	411		N DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION10
416	412		(1)
417	413		OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD SHALL:11
418	414		(a) CONSIDER THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NEXT12
419	415		AUDIT OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT CONDUCTED BY THE13
420	416		OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR;14
421	417		(b) CONSIDER THE FINDINGS OF THE JULY 2021 FINAL REPORT OF15
422	418		THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY COMMI TTEE; 16
423	419		(c) ENSURE THAT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES HAVE17
424	420		OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS REGARDING THE TEN-YEAR18
425	421		STRATEGIC PLAN IN A DEDICATED AND DELIBERATE MANNER OUTSIDE THE19
426	422		CONFINES OF THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ;20
427	423		(d) ADDRESS THE UNIQUE CONCERNS AND SERVICE NEEDS OF21
428	424		DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, WHICH MUST BE22
429	425		DEVELOPED THROUGH DEDICATED PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ENGAGEMENT23
430	426		WITH STAFF, OFFICIALS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM THOSE24
431	427		COMMUNITIES;25
432	428		(e) ADDRESS THE UNIQUE CONCERNS AND SERVICE NEEDS OF26
433	429		UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, WHICH MUST BE DEVELOPED THROUGH27
434	430		1447
435	431		-11- DEDICATED PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH STAFF, OFFICIALS,1
436	432		AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM THOSE COMMUNITIES ; AND2
437	433		(f) SEEK PUBLIC COMMENT AND INPUT .3
438	434		(3) I
439	435		N ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTIONS4
440	436		(1)
441	437		AND (2) OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD SHALL CONTINUE TO WORK TO5
442	438		IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 2021 "RTD6
443	439		A
444	440		CCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE FINAL REPORT" CREATED BY THE DENVER7
445	441		REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND THE 2020 PERFORMANCE8
446	442		AUDIT OF THE DISTRICT CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE STATE9
447	443		AUDITOR. THE BOARD SHALL REPORT ITS PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING THE10
448	444		RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE REPORT AND THE AUDIT TO THE DENVER11
449	445		REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND THE TRANSPORTATION ,12
450	446		HOUSING, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF13
451	447		REPRESENTATIVES AND THE TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY COMMITTEE14
452	448		OF THE SENATE, OR ANY SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES , BY DECEMBER 31,15
453	449		2025.16
454	450		SECTION
455	451		6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-9-119, add (9)17
456	452		and (10) as follows:18
457	453		32-9-119. Additional powers of district. (9) I
458	454		N ADDITION TO19
459	455		ANY OTHER POWERS GRANTED TO THE DISTRICT IN THIS ARTICLE 9, THE20
460	456		DISTRICT SHALL PURSUE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO21IMPROVE SERVICE COVERAGE AND INCREASE RIDERSHIP CONNECTIVITY22
461	457		AND ACCESSIBILITY BY:23
462	458		(a) W
463	459		ORKING WITH ENTITIES THAT ARE HOSTING SPECIAL EVENTS24
464	460		TO FACILITATE INCREASED RIDERSHIP TO AND FROM THE EVENTS , SO LONG25
465	461		AS THE FACILITATION OF INCREASED RIDERSHIP IS ADDITIVE TO EXISTING26
466	462		SERVICE;27
467	463		1447
468	464		-12- (b) WORKING WITH ENTITIES TO FACILITATE INCREASED RIDERSHIP1
469	465		AMONG YOUTH, INCLUDING USE OF THE DISTRICT'S ZERO FAIR FOR YOUTH2
470	466		PILOT PROGRAM; AND3
471	467		(c) C
472	468		ONSIDERING RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUESTS FOR4
473	469		CHANGES IN SERVICE ROUTES OR SCHEDULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN5IMPROVED SERVICE COVERAGE AND INCREASED RIDERSHIP, CONNECTIVITY,6
474	470		AND ACCESSIBILITY.7
475	471		(10) BY NOVEMBER 1, 2024, THE BOARD, IN COLLABORATION WITH8
476	472		THE LABOR UNION THAT REPRESENTS THE GREATEST NUMBER OF DISTRICT9
477	473		EMPLOYEES, SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE10
478	474		TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE CREATED IN SECTION11
479	475		43-2-145, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF12
480	476		TRANSPORTATION REGARDING DISTRICT OPERATOR AND MECHANIC13
481	477		RETENTION. THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE CHANGES14
482	478		THAT COULD INCREASE DISTRICT OPERATOR AND MECHANIC RETENTION AS15
483	479		WELL AS A PLAN TO EVALUATE EXISTING TRANSIT FACILITIES FOR THEIR16
484	480		ADEQUACY AND TO ESTABLISH A PREFER ENCE OR DETERMINE THE NEED17
485	481		FOR NEW TRANSIT FACILITIES WHEN PLANNING TRANSIT SERVICE AND18
486	482		ROUTES.19
487	483		SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-9-119.7, amend20
488	484		(4); and add (5.5) as follows:21
489	485		32-9-119.7. Cost efficiency of transit services - reporting -22
490	486		plans. (4) (a) The district shall submit copies of its annual budget to the23
491	487		transportation legislation review committee created in section 43-2-145. 24
492	488		(b) T
493	489		HE DISTRICT SHALL MAKE ITS ANNUAL B UDGET AND OTHER25
494	490		INFORMATION RELATED TO THE BUDGET AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS26
495	491		WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, THE DISTRICT SHALL CREATE AND MAKE27
496	492		1447
497	493		-13- AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE AN ANNUAL BUDGET OVERVIEW1
498	494		THAT PROVIDES A SINGLE-PAGE SUMMARY OF THE DISTRICT 'S REVENUES2
499	495		AND EXPENSES BY CATEGORY AS SPECIFIED IN THE DISTRICT 'S ANNUAL3
500	496		BUDGET. THE DISTRICT SHALL ENSURE THAT THE ANNUAL BUDGET , THE4
501	497		BUDGET OVERVIEW, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO THE5
502	498		BUDGET IS IN A FORMAT THAT IS EASY TO ACCESS , UNDERSTAND, AND6
503	499		NAVIGATE.7
504	500		(5.5) I
505	501		N ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (4)(b)8
506	502		OF THIS SECTION, THE DISTRICT SHALL CREATE , MAINTAIN, AND9
507	503		REGULARLY UPDATE ON ITS WEBSITE THE FOLLOWING :10
508	504		(a) A
509	505		N ANNUAL UPDATE REGARDING THE DISTRICT 'S FINANCIAL11
510	506		PLAN THAT INCLUDES A DETAILED REPORT OF ALL DISTRICT CAPITAL12
511	507		PROJECTS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS;13
512	508		(b) A
513	509		QUARTERLY UPDATE REGARDING ALL DISTRICT CAPITAL14
514	510		PROJECTS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS, INCLUDING A PROJECT SCHEDULE AND15
515	511		PROJECT EXPENDITURE INFORMATION FOR EACH PROJECT ;16
516	512		(c) A
517	513		PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY DASHBOARD THAT PROVIDES , AT17
518	514		A MINIMUM, ACCESSIBLE AND TRANSPARENT SUMMARY INFORMATION18
519	515		REGARDING EACH DISTRICT CAPITAL PROJECT THAT IS IN PROGRESS , THE19
520	516		FUNDING STATUS OF EACH PROJECT INCLUDING THE PROJECT TOTAL20
521	517		FUNDING AND EXPENDITURES TO DATE , AND PROGRESS TOWARD21
522	518		COMPLETION OF EACH PROJECT;22
523	519		(d) A
524	520		PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY DASHBOARD THAT SHOWS23
525	521		RIDERSHIP BY ROUTE AND RELIABILITY OF SERVICE ;
526	522		24
527	523		(e) A
528	524		PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY DASHBOARD THAT SHOWS DISTRICT25
529	525		WORKFORCE STATISTICS REGARDING EMPLOYEE RETENTION ,26
530	526		RECRUITMENT, AND
531	527		VACANCIES; AND27
532	528		1447
533	529		-14- (f) A SUMMARY PAGE FOR PLANNED SERVICE CHANGES THAT1
534	530		INCLUDES DETAILED TIMING CHANGES, EFFECTS ON LOCAL TRANSFERS ,2
535	531		AND THE REASON FOR THE PLANNED CHANGES .3
536	532		SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-9-119.8, amend4
537	533		(3) as follows:5
538	534		32-9-119.8. Provision of retail and commercial goods and6
539	535		services at district transfer facilities - residential and other uses at7
540	536		district transfer facilities permitted - definitions. (3) Any person8
541	537		obtaining the use of any portion of a transfer facility for the provision of9
542	538		retail or commercial goods or services or for the provision of residential10
543	539		uses or other uses shall be required to compensate the district by payment11
544	540		of rent at fair market value, or, at the discretion of the district, by the12
545	541		provision of services or capital improvements to facilities used in transit13
546	542		services, alone or in combination with rental payments. such that the total14
547	543		benefit to the district is not less than the fair market rental value of the15
548	544		property used by the person.16
549	545		SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-1-117.5, add17
550	546		(5) as follows:18
551	547		43-1-117.5. Transit and rail division - created - powers and19
552	548		duties - pilot project to expand transit - report - repeal. 20
553	549		(5) T
554	550		HE TRANSIT AND RAIL DIVISION SHALL INCLUDE ANTI -ABLEISM21
555	551		TRAINING IN ANY TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IT PROVIDES FOR OPERATORS .22 23
556	552		SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 43-2-145.4 as24
557	553		follows:25
558	554		43-2-145.4. Transportation legislation review committee -26
559	555		regional transportation district governance subcommittee -27
560	556		1447
561	557		-15- membership - duties - legislative declaration - definition - repeal.1
562	558		(1) Legislative declaration. (a) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND2
563	559		DECLARES THAT:3
564	560		(I) THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT'S ELECTED BOARD4
565	561		OF DIRECTORS PROVIDES A CRITICAL FUNCTION TO THE ENTIRE REGION BY5
566	562		SETTING POLICY FOR AND OVERSEEING THE STATE'S LARGEST TRANSIT6
567	563		DISTRICT;7
568	564		(II) THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT'S ELECTED BOARD8
569	565		OF FIFTEEN DIRECTORS IS AN OUTLIER AMONG TRANSIT AGENCIES BOTH IN9
570	566		NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AND BY HAVING A FULLY ELECTED BOARD OF10
571	567		DIRECTORS;11
572	568		(III) ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE AMERICAN PUBLIC12
573	569		TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION, THE MAJORITY OF TRANSIT BOARD SIZES13
574	570		RANGE FROM SEVEN TO TEN, AND ONLY THREE PERCENT OF TRANSIT14
575	571		BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED TO THAT OFFICE ;15
576	572		(IV) UNDERTAKING A REVIEW OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR 'S16
577	573		STRUCTURE, SCOPE, AND FUNCTIONS IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT THE17
578	574		BOARD STRUCTURE ALIGNS WITH BEST PRACTICES OF TRANSIT AGENCIES,18
579	575		IS ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT TO ITS RIDERS AND TAXPAYERS, AND19
580	576		SETS THE AGENCY UP FOR SUCCESS TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENT OUTCOMES ;20
581	577		AND21
582	578		(V) TO CONTINUE TO ATTRACT TALENT FOR THE REGIONAL22
583	579		TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO23
584	580		PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION FOR BOARD DIRECTORS .24
585	581		(b) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT25
586	582		THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE MOST APPROPRIATE GOVERNANCE26
587	583		MODEL FOR THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT WILL BE BEST27
588	584		1447
589	585		-16- ACHIEVED IF IT INVOLVES ROBUST COMMUNITY INPUT AND DISCUSSION1
590	586		THROUGH A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION2
591	587		REVIEW COMMITTEE.3
592	588		(2) Creation. THERE IS CREATED A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION4
593	589		DISTRICT GOVERNANCE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORTATION5
594	590		LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE, REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE6
595	591		"SUBCOMMITTEE", TO MEET DURING THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE INTERIM TO7
596	592		REVIEW, SOLICIT INPUT, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GENERAL8
597	593		ASSEMBLY REGARDING THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR THE REGIONAL9
598	594		TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT. 10
599	595		(3) Membership and appointments. (a) THE SUBCOMMITTEE11
600	596		CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING NINETEEN MEMBERS :12
601	597		(I) SIX MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AS FOLLOWS :13
602	598		(A) THE CHAIRS OF THE TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND LOCAL14
603	599		GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE15
604	600		TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE ;16
605	601		(B) ONE MEMBER OF THE SENATE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT17
606	602		OF THE SENATE; 18
607	603		(C) ONE MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED19
608	604		BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ;20
609	605		(D) ONE MEMBER OF THE SENATE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY21
610	606		LEADER OF THE SENATE; AND22
611	607		(E) ONE MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED23
612	608		BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ;24
613	609		(II) FIVE MEMBERS APPOINTED COOPERATIVELY BY THE CHAIRS OF25
614	610		THE TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF26
615	611		THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY27
616	612		1447
617	613		-17- COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AS FOLLOWS :1
618	614		(A) ONE MEMBER WITH EXPERTISE REGARDING ISSUES FACING2
619	615		TRANSIT RIDERS;3
620	616		(B) ONE MEMBER WHO RESIDES IN THE REGIONAL4
621	617		TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT, IS A TRANSIT USER, AND HAS A DISABILITY;5
622	618		(C) ONE MEMBER WHO RESIDES IN A DISPROPORTIONATELY6
623	619		IMPACTED COMMUNITY , AS DEFINED IN SECTION 24-4-109 (2)(b)(II), IN7
624	620		THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT AND WHO IS8
625	621		TRANSIT-DEPENDENT;9
626	622		(D) ONE MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT10
627	623		SERVED BY THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT ; AND11
628	624		(E) ONE MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS AN UNDERSERVED12
629	625		COMMUNITY, AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION (8) OF THIS SECTION;13
630	626		(III) FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AS FOLLOWS:14
631	627		(A) ONE MEMBER WITH TRANSPORTATION FINANCIAL PLANNING15
632	628		EXPERTISE; 16
633	629		(B) ONE MEMBER WITH MULTI-MODAL TRANSIT SERVICE17
634	630		EXPERTISE;18
635	631		(C) ONE MEMBER WITH HUMAN RESOURCES EXPERTISE FOR19
636	632		TRANSIT AGENCIES; AND20
637	633		(D) ONE MEMBER WITH TRANSPORTATION EQUITY OR21
638	634		MULTI-MODAL EXPERIENCE;22
639	635		(IV) TWO MEMBERS WHO SERVE ON THE OF THE BOARD OF23
640	636		DIRECTORS OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT, APPOINTED BY24
641	637		THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT;25
642	638		(V) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE REGIONAL26
643	639		TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 'S DESIGNEE;27
644	640		1447
645	641		-18- AND1
646	642		(VI) ONE MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS THE LABOR UNION THAT2
647	643		REPRESENTS THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION3
648	644		DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, APPOINTED BY THAT LABOR UNION.4
649	645		(b) THE APPOINTING AUTHORITIES SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (3)(a)5
650	646		OF THIS SECTION SHALL MAKE THE APPLICABLE APPOINTMENTS BY6
651	647		OCTOBER 1, 2024.7
652	648		(c) MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF8
653	649		THE APPLICABLE APPOINTING AUTHORITY. ANY VACANCY THAT OCCURS9
654	650		AMONG THE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL BE10
655	651		FILLED BY THE APPROPRIATE APPOINTING AUTHORITY AS SOON AS11
656	652		PRACTICABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED IN12
657	653		SUBSECTION (3)(a) OF THIS SECTION.13
658	654		(d) IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE , THE14
659	655		APPOINTING AUTHORITIES SHALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION GEOGRAPHIC ,15
660	656		RACIAL, GENDER, DISABILITY, DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED16
661	657		COMMUNITY, AND WORKFORCE REPRESENTATION, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT17
662	658		THE DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION18
663	659		DISTRICT.19
664	660		(e) BY OCTOBER 15, 2024, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF20
665	661		REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL21
666	662		COOPERATIVELY APPOINT A LEGISLATIVE MEMBER OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE22
667	663		TO SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND A LEGISLATIVE23
668	664		MEMBER OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO SERVE AS THE VICE-CHAIR OF THE24
669	665		SUBCOMMITTEE.25
670	666		(f) NON-LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SERVE26
671	667		WITHOUT COMPENSATION . LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE27
672	668		1447
673	669		-19- SHALL RECEIVE COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES AS1
674	670		PROVIDED IN SECTION 2-2-326.2
675	671		(4) Meetings. (a) (I) THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL MEET AT LEAST3
676	672		TWICE DURING THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE INTERIM. THE SUBCOMMITTEE4
677	673		SHALL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 1, 2024, AND5
678	674		SHALL HOLD ITS FINAL MEETING NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 15, 2024.6
679	675		MEETINGS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL BE HELD IN THE STATE CAPITOL7
680	676		BUILDING.8
681	677		(II) THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR9
682	678		COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT , BOTH IN-PERSON AND10
683	679		VIRTUALLY, AT EACH SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING . THE SUBCOMMITTEE11
684	680		SHALL SOLICIT INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THE12
685	681		GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT13
686	682		AND HOW TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY , ACCOUNTABILITY, AND14
687	683		COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION WHEN MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT15
688	684		RIDERSHIP, SCHEDULING, AND INCREASED SERVICE. COMMUNITY16
689	685		MEETINGS MUST INCLUDE , BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO ,17
690	686		TRANSIT-RELIANT INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESS ADVOCATES, CLEAN AIR18
691	687		ADVOCATES, SENIORS, REPRESENTATIVES OF DISPROPORTIONATELY19
692	688		IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, AND DISTRICT DIRECTORS AND STAFF AND THE20
693	689		DISTRICT GENERAL MANAGER .21
694	690		(III) THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO22
695	691		ASSIST THE SUBCOMMITTEE IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES IN CONNECTION23
696	692		WITH THE MEETINGS REQUIRED IN THIS SUBSECTION (4)(a).24
697	693		(b) (I) IN ADDITION TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS HELD25
698	694		PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4)(a) OF THIS SECTION, THE FACILITATOR26
699	695		SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (7) OF THIS SECTION SHALL ENSURE THAT THE27
700	696		1447
701	697		-20- SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS AT LEAST ONE COMMUNITY MEETING TO LISTEN TO1
702	698		AND RECORD PUBLIC COMMENT IN EACH OF THE FIVE SUBREGIONAL2
703	699		SERVICE COUNCILS OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT .3
704	700		(II) AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE , INCLUDING4
705	701		ONE LEGISLATOR, SHALL ATTEND EACH COMMUNITY MEETING HELD5
706	702		PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (4)(b).6
707	703		(III) THE FACILITATOR SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (7) OF THIS7
708	704		SECTION SHALL ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS REQUIRED BY8
709	705		THIS SUBSECTION (4)(b) ARE HELD AFTER NOVEMBER 1, 2024 BUT BEFORE9
710	706		DECEMBER 15, 2025.10
711	707		(5) Issues for review and recommendation. THE SUBCOMMITTEE11
712	708		SHALL EXAMINE AND, PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION,12
713	709		MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW13
714	710		COMMITTEE CONCERNING :14
715	711		(a) THE IDEAL SIZE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT15
716	712		BOARD OF DIRECTORS;16
717	713		(b) OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION17
718	714		DISTRICT DIRECTORS RECOMMENDED, THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS WHO18
719	715		SHOULD BE ELECTED AND THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS WHO SHOULD BE19
720	716		APPOINTED, AND THE APPROPRIATE APPOINTING AUTHORITIES FOR20
721	717		APPOINTED DIRECTORS;21
722	718		(c) THE DIRECTIVES AND DUTIES OF THE REGIONAL22
723	719		TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ;23
724	720		(d) THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION24
725	721		DISTRICT DIRECTOR;25
726	722		(e) METHODS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION OF THE26
727	723		REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT COMMUNITY WITH CONSIDERATION27
728	724		1447
729	725		-21- FOR GEOGRAPHIC, RACIAL, GENDER, DISABILITY, DISPROPORTIONATELY1
730	726		IMPACTED COMMUNITY, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY , AND WORKFORCE2
731	727		REPRESENTATION;3
732	728		(f) A PLAN FOR THE TRANSITION OF THE CURRENT REGIONAL4
733	729		TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO A NEW BOARD OF5
734	730		DIRECTORS; AND6
735	731		(g) A PLAN TO ENSURE THAT THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION7
736	732		DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAXIMIZES RIDERSHIP AND SERVICE8
737	733		COVERAGE, CONNECTIVITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY WITHIN THE DISTRICT.9
738	734		(6) Report and transportation legislation review committee10
739	735		review. (a) NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 30, 2024, THE SUBCOMMITTEE11
740	736		SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE TRANSPORTATION12
741	737		LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMI TTEE AND THE GOVER NOR INCLUDING13
742	738		RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS SECTION AND14
743	739		ANY OTHER RECOMMENDA TIONS THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE DEEMS15
744	740		NECESSARY. ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL16
745	741		ATTEND A MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW17
746	742		COMMITTEE TO PRESENT THE SUBCOMMITTEE 'S RECOMMENDATIONS. 18
747	743		(b) NO LATER THAN JANUARY 30, 2024, THE TRANSPORTATION19
748	744		LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE SHALL MEET TO REVIEW THE20
749	745		RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND TO MAKE21
750	746		RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY22
751	747		FOR LEGISLATION AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY BASED ON THE23
752	748		RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. THE TRANSPORTATION24
753	749		LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE MAY HOLD TWO MEETINGS IN ADDITION25
754	750		TO THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS ALLOWED TO AN INTERIM COMMITTEE26
755	751		PURSUANT TO THE JOINT RULES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO DISCUSS27
756	752		1447
757	753		-22- THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND TO REQUEST,1
758	754		REVIEW, AND APPROVE DRAFT LEGISLATION . THE MEETING DEADLINES2
759	755		APPLICABLE TO INTERIM COMMITTEES PURSUANT TO THE JOINT RULES OF3
760	756		THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DO NOT APPLY TO THE ADDITIONAL TWO4
761	757		MEETINGS. 5
762	758		(c) THE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE MAY6
763	759		REQUEST THAT ONE BILL BE DRAFTED AND MAY APPROVE ONE BILL FOR7
764	760		INTRODUCTION DURING THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION REGARDING THE8
765	761		GOVERNANCE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT THAT IS NOT9
766	762		SUBJECT TO THE INTERIM COMMITTEE BILL LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY THE10
767	763		JOINT RULES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THAT IS NOT REQUIRED TO11
768	764		BE REVIEWED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL .12
769	765		(d) THE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE SHALL13
770	766		PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING HELD14
771	767		PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (6)(b) OF THIS SECTION.15
772	768		(7) Subcommittee facilitator. AS SOON AS FEASIBLE AFTER THE16
773	769		EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION17
774	770		SHALL ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A NEUTRAL THIRD -PARTY18
775	771		FACILITATOR OR FACILITATORS WHO ARE EXPERIENCED IN COMMUNITY19
776	772		ENGAGEMENT, TRANSIT, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY INPUT20
777	773		INTO LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE21
778	774		SUBCOMMITTEE AND TO ASSIST IN DRAFTING THE REPORT REQUIRED IN22
779	775		SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION23
780	776		SHALL COVER THE COSTS OF THE THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR WITHIN24
781	777		EXISTING RESOURCES.25
782	778		(8) Definition. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT26
783	779		OTHERWISE REQUIRES , "UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY " MEANS A27
784	780		1447
785	781		-23- MUNICIPALITY THAT IS WITHIN THE DISTRICT BOUNDARY AREA AND, OVER1
786	782		A FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE, GENERATES THREE TIMES OR MORE REVENUE FOR2
787	783		THE DISTRICT THAN THE TOTAL VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES3
788	784		PROVIDED TO THAT MUNICIPALITY.4
789	785		(9) Repeal. THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025.5
790	786		6
791	787		SECTION 11. Appropriation. (1) For the 2024-25 state fiscal7
792	788		year, $36,679 is appropriated to the legislative department. This8
793	789		appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this act, the9
794	790		department may use this appropriation as follows:10
795	791		(a) $22,047 for use by the legislative council, which amount is11
796	792		based on an assumption that the council will require an additional 0.312
797	793		FTE; and13
798	794		(b) $14,632 for use by the general assembly.14
799	795		SECTION 12. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,15
800	796		determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate16
801	797		preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for17
802	798		the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state18
803	799		institutions.19
804	800		1447
805	801		-24-